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>> the economy and the fiscal situation. the economy is something that will improve over time, i think, and continue to improve. but i'm deeply troubled about the difficulty we're having in the national debt negotiations. the fiscal cliff. the sequestration, continuing resolution. these people can't really plan until they have a better understanding. congress and members of the business community can't plan until these issues are behind us. i was kind of pleased to see that the republicans offered a new idea with the debt ceiling a few days ago. that's good. in the last week or so we have seen some changes on the republican side on immigration. a more -- more of an understanding for the need for an immigration policy. the country is becoming more and more diverse and minority. this is good. only in the united states could we handle this kind of diversity and we should be proud of it and we should educate the young people and give those who are not here under legal status an opportunity to gain some kind of legal status. that
>> the economy and the fiscal situation. the economy is something that will improve over time, i think, and continue to improve. but i'm deeply troubled about the difficulty we're having in the national debt negotiations. the fiscal cliff. the sequestration, continuing resolution. these people can't really plan until they have a better understanding. congress and members of the business community can't plan until these issues are behind us. i was kind of pleased to see that the...
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what did he say about the economy today? he said a recovery has begun. it began only months after he took office in june 2009. so what did he say in the speech today that said i have a plan or new ideas for creating a more robust economy? tactically nothing to the 2010 the terms, which is where it was driven in considerable measure by the growth of the deficit of the national debt. so we do get some words about him and he says we may need to make the hard choices and reduce the cost of health care. then he gets into medicare and social security and any intention that you might've thought that he had to shrink those programs to si that would allow him to continue to thrive or survive. it is unmentioned here . >> it seemed to me that he made some comments is in commitments in this campaign. and i intend to keep them but it's a real call to arms and the idea that we can't do these things individually whether it's from the economy to infrastructure to helping people in need after hurricane. we need to do it as a community. he talked again about the fact that
what did he say about the economy today? he said a recovery has begun. it began only months after he took office in june 2009. so what did he say in the speech today that said i have a plan or new ideas for creating a more robust economy? tactically nothing to the 2010 the terms, which is where it was driven in considerable measure by the growth of the deficit of the national debt. so we do get some words about him and he says we may need to make the hard choices and reduce the cost of health...
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and the number one problem is the economy. he's got to fix the economy. the fiscal situation has been fixed, to a large extent. the stock market's doubled. that's pretty good. but he has to get everybody working again. it means fix the economy. it means fix the education. so we're bringing kids along that have the skills for 21st century america. his focus has to be on the economy. on the need to reduce unemployment. and frankly, i hope he can, through his own example, restore a sense of civility in the country. >> every president learns a lot. is scarred by the office. also made more wise by the office. what is the one thing you hope president obama has learned over the last four years? >> i hope he's learned that you know, no one part of the government, really, gets it all done. and so, he's got to do a better job of reaching out to members of congress, across both -- across the aisle, to the republicans. and the republicans have to stop buying into things that demonize the president. why aren't republican leaders shouting out about all this birther non
and the number one problem is the economy. he's got to fix the economy. the fiscal situation has been fixed, to a large extent. the stock market's doubled. that's pretty good. but he has to get everybody working again. it means fix the economy. it means fix the education. so we're bringing kids along that have the skills for 21st century america. his focus has to be on the economy. on the need to reduce unemployment. and frankly, i hope he can, through his own example, restore a sense of...
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and spending and the economy. what republican leaders were trying to convey to some of their more junior members, perhaps who like the idea of really holding the white house's feet to the fire on issues like this, if we want to be seen as a governing party not just an opposition party that is constantly threatening to take the government in to a shutdown or default we are going to have to show that we are reasonable. and the fact is that they are going to hold this vote now and they still get another bite of the apple three months from now to try to push the administration to cut spending if they want to raise the debt limit again. >> nancy, we had chance to talk to condoleezza rice yesterday, the former u.s. secretary of state. she told us that when you are an official up there watching the president's inaugural address in his first address, you're taken with the hope and the grandeur of it all. when you're up there for second address you're looking at your watch thinking, i got to get back to work, we've got a l
and spending and the economy. what republican leaders were trying to convey to some of their more junior members, perhaps who like the idea of really holding the white house's feet to the fire on issues like this, if we want to be seen as a governing party not just an opposition party that is constantly threatening to take the government in to a shutdown or default we are going to have to show that we are reasonable. and the fact is that they are going to hold this vote now and they still get...
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because the economy has improved, we are moving forward, we can see a very different kind of tone but things are not perfect and there are other issues in the country. we are in a somewhat somber mood again. host: woodrow wilson did not hold inaugural balls because it was too somber occasion? guest: woodrow wilson was a very tough-minded political scientist. he is there one and only ph.d. to serve in the white house. some might say we are a bit on the staid side. i think he was also a somber personality. it is hard to find photographs of woodrow wilson looking charismatic and acted. part of it was that and we should remember that for his second inaugural, world war i was the context and that was serious and difficult times. host: we're talking with professor barbara parry and professor lucane as we continue to look at live pictures from around washington. about 800,000 is the estimate of people coming down to join the president for his ceremonial inauguration. he was officially and constitutionally inaugurated and sworn into office yesterday. today, it is ceremonial and we will begin
because the economy has improved, we are moving forward, we can see a very different kind of tone but things are not perfect and there are other issues in the country. we are in a somewhat somber mood again. host: woodrow wilson did not hold inaugural balls because it was too somber occasion? guest: woodrow wilson was a very tough-minded political scientist. he is there one and only ph.d. to serve in the white house. some might say we are a bit on the staid side. i think he was also a somber...
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how much money they have in their pocket, what's the status of the economy, does this thing, the economy takeoff in the next four years? like a lot of economists think, at some point if we get past congress and the fights, get out of the way, that it might actually do that. >> chuck, is there an accepted template for presidents trying to turn personal likability into policy success? obviously, you have to deal with the other party in congress to the extent they have power and to the extent that they have strategy for working with you or against you, but is there a way the presidents can marshall the way people feel about them personally into getting what they want in washington? >> well, i think that this president has been trying different ways. you know, if you look at -- let's just look at the various interrations of ofa, obama for america, now organizing for action, it is completely outside the democratic party. the other two versions part of the democratic party. this time they are going outside to see, does it become -- i had one obama adviser describe it to me as it will become th
how much money they have in their pocket, what's the status of the economy, does this thing, the economy takeoff in the next four years? like a lot of economists think, at some point if we get past congress and the fights, get out of the way, that it might actually do that. >> chuck, is there an accepted template for presidents trying to turn personal likability into policy success? obviously, you have to deal with the other party in congress to the extent they have power and to the...
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together we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce, schools and colleges to train our workers. together we discovered that a free market only -- and fair play. together we resolve that a great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from life's worst hazards and misfortunes. through it all we have never relinquished, nor have we succumb to the fiction that all society's ills can be cured through government alone. our celebration of initiatives and enterprise, our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, these are constant in our character. we have always understood that when times change so must we. that fidelity to our funding principles requires new responses to new challenges. our individual requires collective action, the american people can no more meet the demands of today's world by acting alone than american soldiers that met the forces of fascism or communism with musicales and militias, no single person can train all the math and science teachers we'll need to equip our children for the future
together we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce, schools and colleges to train our workers. together we discovered that a free market only -- and fair play. together we resolve that a great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from life's worst hazards and misfortunes. through it all we have never relinquished, nor have we succumb to the fiction that all society's ills can be cured through government alone. our...
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but also the economy isn't in a fr fr freefall. it doesn't feel as dire as it did. >> as you mentioned, this is one of these moments. this is one of the symbols that we who love this democracy cherish so much. the president using this opportunity. we talk about the big moments in a presidency. this is one of them. i'm told this is an inaugural address that will be forceful and will be short. this is a president who has had to change in office, perhaps down scale his ambitions on that goal he set out four years ago about changing the culture of washington. that is the unfinished business. but he meets at this hour with the bipartisan congressional leaders of congress. a symbol of bipartisanship when so many americans want to see the reality of bipartisanship. four more years, so the constitution says he gets here, but the political calendar is a lot shorter. he has a finite amount of time to get what he wants to get done done. >> chuck todd is standing by at the white house. our chief political correspondent, our political director,
but also the economy isn't in a fr fr freefall. it doesn't feel as dire as it did. >> as you mentioned, this is one of these moments. this is one of the symbols that we who love this democracy cherish so much. the president using this opportunity. we talk about the big moments in a presidency. this is one of them. i'm told this is an inaugural address that will be forceful and will be short. this is a president who has had to change in office, perhaps down scale his ambitions on that goal...